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Soyuz Blasts Off For Space Station With Tourist Aboard The Expedition 15 International Space Station (ISS) crew and a tourist, computer magnate Charles Simonyi, Saturday night blasted off on a […]

By Michael Sirak The United States seeks to cooperate with Russia, perhaps in the sharing of ballistic missile early warning data, as it prepares to move forward with building a […]

A senior senator asked NASA to supply information on its handling of a dispute centered on a contract for mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD). Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, ranking Republican […]

The NASA inspector general engaged in “abuse of authority … by creating an abusive work environment,” and also created an impression that he wasn’t properly independent of the NASA administration, […]

The Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) successfully ground tested an improved version of its control system, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. The SM-3 is part of the Aegis ballistic missile […]

North Korea won’t surrender its nuclear weapons despite agreeing to terms of a nonproliferation agreement recently, a panel of preeminent analysts predicted. They concluded that the United States will find […]

Contractors must submit bids to NASA by 1 p.m. ET Friday in seeking the contract to build the Ares I upper stage. Ares is part of the Orion-Ares next-generation space […]

An Aegis-equipped Navy ships group is headed from San Diego into the Pacific to demonstrate support for Pacific Rim allies, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) stated. The USS Nimitz […]

Iran is accelerating its missile development program, creating pressure for the United States to install and stand up a European ground-based missile defense (GMD) system swiftly, Air Force Lt. Gen. […]

The United States has lost its position as the supreme nation in space penetration and exploration, and is about to lose even the basic capability to venture into space, NASA […]

Adding to a string of missile-defense wins, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system successfully intercepted a target missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. […]

Recent solar activity has proven a previously unrealized weakness of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, scientists warned last week during the first Space Weather Enterprise Forum, held in Washington, D.C.. […]

ATK Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the […]

Malaysia’s Astro All Asia Networks signed a deal with India’s Maran Group to provide direct-to-home (DTH) TV services in India, Astro announced April 5. Under the agreement, South Asia Entertainment […]

Spacehab Inc. has been granted another 180 days to meet the minimum requirements to remain listed on Nasdaq, Spacehab announced. Spacehab has until Oct. 1 to meet the market’s requirements […]

Asian conglomerate APT Satellite confirmed on April 5 the appointment of New York-based Carlton Hedges & Associates as their U.S. tax attorneys, a move which seemingly confirms speculation that APT […]

AsiaSat will continue to look at different ways to generate revenues in a region where pricing pressure and overcapacity are prominent issues facing any satellite operator.   "While we continue […]

[4/9/07] Telesat Canada staff was reportedly on hand at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in anticipation of International Launch Services’ (ILS) lofting of Telesat’s Anik-3 satellite. At press time, final […]

Pending a meeting of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), the launch provider is anticipating its return to flight in October, Sea Launch said April 3. The mission […]

The continued flow of rhetoric between the interested parties concerning the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio has seemed itself to provide enough content for a […]

AsiaSat no longer is part of the SES Global family, but while new owners are onboard, many of the company’s operational challenges will remain the same. The operator announced that […]

While American professional sports are concerning themselves with performance-enhancers of a different sort, the Australian Football League (AFL) is hoping to expand its use of personal GPS devices to track […]

Optus, the Australian telco owned by Singapore Telecom, already has 25 percent of the capacity sold on its D3 satellite. Optus announced April 3 it will invest in a new […]

Among available features at www.SatelliteToday.com, your Internet source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite-enabled communications market, is a tradeshow blog focusing on the news […]

Peter Scovell has been elected chairman of the board of International Datacasting Corp. effective April 4, the company announced. Longtime Chairman Denzil Doyle will continue as an active director after […]

End II End Communications has appointed Tapan Das Sharma senior advisor for the Indian market. A retired military officer, he currently serves as chairman and managing director of Bravehearts Security […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have expanded their lists of automotive manufacturers that include radios as factory-installed options, the companies announced. Audi will offer Sirius as standard equipment […]

Jacinto Palacios, former CEO of Hispasat, has been named CEO of Ondas Media, the company announced April 4. Ondas plans to launch satellite radio services in Europe in 2009. Palacios […]

DirecTV Inc. began delivering local high-definition (HD) programming to four new cities April 4, the company announced. The addition of Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans, La.; and Tulsa, Okla.; […]

Harris Corp. has completed formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system, the company announced April 5. Harris also introduced April 3 its NetPlus […]